Improvement in skirts



S. FELLNER'. Skirt.

No. 203,607. Patented I Vlay14; 1878.

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MPEYERS. PHOTO-LITHDGRAPHEH, WASHINGTON, n C.

UNITED STATEs PATENT OEEICE.

SAMUEL FELLNER, OF STREATOR, ILLINOIS.

.IMPROVEMENT IN SKIRTS.l

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 203,607, dated May 14, 187B application led March 6, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

`Be it known that I, SAMUEL FELLNER, of Streator, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Underskirt for Ladies Wear; and that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionV of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a view, in elevation, of my improved skirt, and Fig. 2 is a similar view in section. i

My invention consists in making the upper portion of the skirt, for about two-thirds of its length downward from the waist, of a flannel or other light and soft cotton or woolen goods, and the lower portion of an inside thin ordinary skirt, when wet around the bottom,

is not only uncomfortable to the wearer, but

it is also dangerous to the health ofthe person,

all which objections my invention is designed to overcome, as the lower portion of the skirt is made of a material which is impervious to moisture, and consequently it does not absorb or retain dampness, and when soiled it can be cleanedbya damp cloth or sponge, without necessitating the removal of the skirt from `the person.

A represents the upper portion of the skirt, which may be made of flannel or other light soft goods, and B the lower portion, which is composed of three separate thicknesses of different materials: The inside material is thin sheet-rubber a, and the outside rubber cloth b, with an interposed sheet of cotton wadding, c. This latter is stitched or quilted to the rubber cloth, and the whole lower p'ortion unitedto the upper portion or body of the skirt by being sewed thereto. At the bottom of the lower portion of the skirt a rubber welted cord is sewed between the rubber and rubber cloth to give inish and increase the durability of the skirt. The extra thickness of skirt at bottom causes it to keep its shape, and thus allows a lighter material to be used' for the upper portion or body of the skirt.

I am aware that it has heretofore been proposed to make a skirt with a reversible bottom, which was water-proof on one side and iigured on the other, to adapt the skirt for use in Wet and dry weather. I therefore make no broad claim to a skirt having a water-proof bottom; but,

Having described my invention, what I claim as newis- As a new article of manufacture, an underskirt consisting of the annel portion A,-combined with a lower portion composed of the rubber-cloth portions a b and interposed cotton wadding c, the three latter being sewed together and also to the upper or body part of the skirt A, as shown and described.

SAMUEL FELLNER.

Witnesses:

JOHN T. KUHNs, JAMEs G. WILSON. 

